The Geokchay ''uezd'' was a county (''uezd'') of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan SSR until its formal abolishment in 1929. The ''uezd ''was located in the central part of the governorate, bordering the Kuba uezd to the north, the Shemakha uezd to the east, the Javad uezd to the south and the Elizavetpol Governorate to the west. The administrative center of the ''uezd'' was the city of Geokchay (present-day Goychay (city), Goychay).

History

The Geokchay ''uezd'' was formed in 1868 as part of the Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was later abolished in 1929 by Soviet authorities during an administrative reorganisation of the region into Rayons of Azerbaijan, rayons.

Administrative divisions

The prefectures () of the Geokchay ''uezd'' in 1917 were as follows:

Demographics

Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Geokchay ''uezd'' had a population of 117,705 on , including 64,133 men and 53,572 women. The majority of the population indicated Tatar to be their mother tongue, with significant Armenian language, Armenian and Tat language (Caucasus), Tat speaking minorities.

''Kavkazskiy kalendar''

According to the 1917 publication of ''Kavkazskiy kalendar'', the Geokchay ''uezd'' had 134,098 residents on , including 73,891 men and 60,207 women, 127,650 of whom were the permanent population, and 6,448 were temporary residents:

Soviet census (1926)

According to the 1926 census, the population of the ''uezd'' was 172,851.

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